CAMHS Community Mental Health Nurse

NHS Orkney; Kirkwall; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Distant Islands Allowance £1,719 pro 2

NHS Pension

Work-life balance policies

Job summary

NHS Orkney is seeking a first-level Registered Mental Health Nurse to lead and deliver mental health interventions for children and young people across Orkney. You will advise, train and support colleagues and partner agencies while managing a diverse caseload with clinical supervision as needed.

The role requires ongoing CPD, knowledge of relevant legislation, trauma-informed practice and strong communication and leadership skills within a multi-disciplinary team.

Qualifications

• First-level Registered Mental Health Nurse with post-registration experience.
• Good understanding of mental health needs of children and young people.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, leadership and organisational skills.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency team with clinical autonomy.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, deliver and evaluate mental health interventions for children and young people across Orkney.
• Manage an allocated caseload and ensure responsive care to individual needs.
• Provide specialist consultation, training and professional support to colleagues and partner agencies.
• Work collaboratively to promote positive psychological health and wellbeing in children and young people.

Job description

About The Organisation

NHS Orkney is committed to delivering excellent care to our 22,000 residents. Whether you’re new to the NHS or bringing experience from elsewhere, your skills will make a real difference. Our modern healthcare facility, The Balfour, brings together inpatient care, emergency services, outpatient clinics, diagnostics, GP practices and the Scottish Ambulance Service. We’re also investing in services across our outer isles, ensuring high-quality care reaches every corner of Orkney. We are guided by our core values that shape everything we do: Open and honest, Respect and Kindness from how we care for our patients to how we support each other as colleagues.

About Orkney

With over 70 islands 20 of them inhabited Orkney offers a unique blend of natural beauty, close-knit community and an opportunity for adventure. From dramatic coastlines and rare wildlife to rich cultural traditions and active lifestyles, it’s a place where compassion thrives and every day brings something new. Regularly named one of the UK’s best places to live, Orkney offers a lifestyle that’s both fulfilling and inspiring.

The Position

This role will be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, delivering and evaluating a range of mental health interventions for children and young people across Orkney who are experiencing mental health difficulties of varying severity and complexity. You will hold continuing responsibility for the effective management of an allocated caseload, ensuring that care and interventions are responsive to the individual needs of children, young people and their families. An important aspect of the role will be providing specialist consultation, training and professional support to colleagues across health and social care, as well as partner agencies including Social Work, Education and the voluntary sector. You will work collaboratively with services across Orkney to support joined-up approaches to care and promote positive psychological health and wellbeing among children and young people.

The Candidate

• You will be a first-level Registered Mental Health Nurse with appropriate post-registration experience in a relevant clinical setting and a good understanding of the mental health needs of children and young people.
• You will be able to demonstrate ongoing continuous professional development, alongside a sound knowledge of relevant mental health and children’s legislation, policies and procedures.
• You will have well-developed interpersonal, communication, leadership, planning and organisational skills, with the confidence to provide specialist advice based on your knowledge and experience.
• You should be comfortable working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary and multi-agency team, while also being able to practise with an appropriate degree of clinical autonomy under clinical supervision.
• You will have experience in risk assessment and risk management, including the ability to develop and implement safety plans, and be able to demonstrate a range of therapeutic skills and approaches. A trauma-informed approach to practice is also essential.
• You will have the ability to manage, lead, teach and supervise junior staff, with evidence of contributing to their ongoing development. Strong presentation, supervision and time-management skills are also required.
• It is essential that the post holder has access to transport and if driving themselves, should hold a full driving licence. If by virtue of a disablement, an applicant has the qualifications to perform the post but cannot drive, then the possibility of adjustments to arrange transport will be considered.

Location, Working Pattern and Contract Duration

This post will be based at Vaenta. The successful candidate will work: Full Time 36 hours per week. This post is Permanent. It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NHS Orkney.

Benefits And Salary

• The salary for this post is Band 6 and if residing on Orkney, you’ll also receive a Distant Islands Allowance of £1,719 pro rata per annum.
• NHS Orkney also offers an attractive pension scheme, wide range of work life balance policies, employee assistance programme and various discounts to both local and national retailers.

Further Information

NHS Orkney is an equal opportunities employer committed to advancing equality and particularly welcomes applications from groups of people currently underrepresented within the workforce. We are a committed participant in the Disability Confident Leader Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for our vacancies.

This post is subject to a Disclosure Scotland check.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

Please note this advert may close early if sufficient applications are received.